keennneeth
Member
about a month or two ago i adopted my beardie dragon , he has not shed once since i have gotten him and he is pretty skinny for his age, id say he might be 4-5 months old maybe 3. he's about 5.5 inches and his appetite isn't that big, he ate like 5-10 crickets a day they were gut loaded and dusted in calcium then i switched over to small phoenix worms, i recently bought them but today he has eaten about 10-15 so that's good . he isn't eating as much as all the other beardies his age. he is very hydrated since he is little i heard they get dehydrated easily so i mist him twice a day along with a bath and make sure he does drink up some of the water.
as for the tank he is in a 40g and i upgraded to a UVB Reptisun 10.0 . i have had him for 2 months and for that time he has been on a coiled uvb but i read those were bad for the fella. then for basking i have a 150 watt basking bulb, his basking area gets around 100-110 degrees and for his cool area it's around 85. his tank is clean i make sure to "deep" clean it once a week.
i am just wondering why he isn't growing/shedding, there is always food in his tank and i tend to hand feed him every once in a while to make sure he eats and he is well hydrated. he's very aware when i try to take him out he's a hassle and runs away but when i do he's just running around on my bed, and he does look healthy other than the fact that he is a little skinny. any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks !
as for the tank he is in a 40g and i upgraded to a UVB Reptisun 10.0 . i have had him for 2 months and for that time he has been on a coiled uvb but i read those were bad for the fella. then for basking i have a 150 watt basking bulb, his basking area gets around 100-110 degrees and for his cool area it's around 85. his tank is clean i make sure to "deep" clean it once a week.
i am just wondering why he isn't growing/shedding, there is always food in his tank and i tend to hand feed him every once in a while to make sure he eats and he is well hydrated. he's very aware when i try to take him out he's a hassle and runs away but when i do he's just running around on my bed, and he does look healthy other than the fact that he is a little skinny. any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks !